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Lyle Wolf

He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Erie to Paul O. and Violet K. (Link) Wolf. He graduated from DePue High School in 1943. He married the love of his life, Marian J. Wilkinson of Aurora, in 1948. He was the founder and owner of Wolf Builders, Princeton, being in business for 40 years. During that time he built around 100 homes in the Princeton area.

Lyle was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Princeton Elks Club and Bureau Valley Country Club. He was also a charter member of the Illinois Valley Homebuilders Association. Lyle loved the outdoors and gardening. He also loved music, having played the accordion and the string bass in his younger years. He was a devoted husband and father.